Trojan Boat Forum

Interesting.. I figured since I had the factory looking panel and meter in the factory location that it was factory. But I guess nothing prevents anyone from getting those parts and DIY. Though routing the wires out of the panel down the liner over there - that's impressive for an after-production i...

Quick update - the no-start was due to an intermittent contact on one of the old pull switches that was wired as a kill switch. Haven't decided yet if I will just bypass that or replace that switch. I appreciate the link for the breaker - I'll order one of those, and see if my yard can get me a spar...

I hear you Christi - I just tore it all out a few weeks ago ('71 F-26). It's all done with household wiring (solid-core) and wire nuts, no GFCI outlets, etc. I can't stand having a household electrical panel in the cockpit for crying out loud. It's a terrible system and if you haven't replaced it ye...

Thanks all - I was smart enough to check the trans lever, but that's not quite the same as the "jiggle" method while turning the key - it's possible it is out a bit. Mikeandanne - that's very helpful info about how the trans wire is configured - that will greatly help me diagnose it. akwal...

Hi, I have a 71 F-26 with a replaced motor (350 with assistance from Trojan Bob) - detailed elsewhere on this board by the prior owner. Boat is new to me over the winter, and I went through and replaced much of the battery wiring between batteries and main switch including a new Heart inverter/charg...

Hi, By way of introduction, I bought a 1971 F26 from a board member in NJ - Trojan Bob helped a good bit with advice and knowledge of a few of the boats of this model for sale. I picked up the boat that wolfnnj rebuilt - you can see the history in this post: http://www.trojanboats.net/wforum/viewtop...